Master of Science in Health Systems Management: Recent submissions
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Factors Influencing Delivery of Quality Health Care in Kasarani Sub County, Kenya
(2021-09)Quality in health service delivery is key in ensuring patient satisfaction since delivering quality service has a direct influence on the customer satisfaction and management outcome. The general objective was to determine ... -
Determinants of Self Referals Among Pregnant Women Seeking Delivery Services at Coast General Teaching and Referals Hospital Mombasa, Kenya
(KeMu, 2021-09)The World Health organization (WHO) listed six system of health such as; health workforce, health records, governance and leadership, delivery of service and medicine that is accessible, vaccines and ... -
Influence of Accountability on Health System Responsiveness: A Case of Pumwani Maternity Hospital Nairobi, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)Health and healthcare are essential to functioning of a society. While the government of Kenya is constitutionally mandated to ensure highest level of healthcare for all of its citizens, a number of hurdles remain on the ... -
Factors Influencing Hiv/Aids Client Satisfaction at Comprehensive Care Centres in Wajir County, Kenya
(KeMu, 2021-09)Service delivery is a key pillar of the health systems building blocks and client satisfaction is one of the parameters that is used to assess the status of services offered in an institution. ... -
Factors Affecting Medical Equipment Utilization in Health Service Delivery in Mandera County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)Medical equipment utilization is critical to health service delivery in the health sectors globally and locally in Kenya. In Mandera county referral hospital, the major problem is poorly functioning health system due to ... -
Influence of Direct Government Health Funds on Service Delivery in Primary Healthcare Facilities in Meru County, Kenya
(KeMu, 2021-09)ABSTRACT Health care financing is a worldwide issue that affects all governments, including those in developed countries. In third-world countries with faltering economies and competing demands for financial ... -
Factors Influencing Upward Referral System of Patients in Nairobi County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)The right to health is the fundamental requirement of every human being. Additionally, accessible health services in the shortest possible time leads to quality health outcomes, which is a priority area in the service ... -
Determinants of Maternal Child Health Commodities Management in Public Health Facilities in Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)Health systems have failed in past epidemics to maintain routine essential services in health. People, resources, and essential supplies all diverted to address health emergency, sometimes resulting in lack of important ... -
Factors Influencing Utilization of Healthcare Services During Covid-19 Pandemic Among Pregnant Women and Caregivers With Children Under Two Years in Rongo Subcounty, Migori County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)Health systems have failed in past epidemics to maintain routine essential services in health. People, resources, and essential supplies all diverted to address health emergency, sometimes resulting in lack of important ... -
Effects of Work Ethics Practices on Performance of Health Workers: A Case of Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital
(KeMU, 2021-09)Health systems are weakened by lack of work ethics practices across many parts of the developing world and this slows progress in management of diseases and the global health agenda for access of health care service to ... -
External and internal factors affecting management of hospital drug formularies by health facilities in Nairobi
(KeMU, 2012-07)The use of formularies in drugs management is a widely accepted practice and Kenya has adopted the World Health Organization (WHO) drug formulary model to develop its own formularies or essential drug lists. This study ... -
Influence of Organizational Drivers on Utilization of Health Information for Management’s Decision Making: A Case of Imenti South Sub-County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2020-11)Today’s health systems rely on health information for effective management. In contrast, compromised global data control systems progressively undermine international disease control initiatives thereby cutting back on ... -
Factors Influencing Delays of Elective Surgical Cases at the Aga Khan Hospitals in Kenya
(2020-11)Countries face health systems challenges which in turn affect the quantity and quality of health services delivered to the people. This consequently results in poor service delivery, negative outcomes and client dissatisfaction. ... -
Factors Influencing Inter-Professional Collaboration Among Healthcare Workers in Primary Health Care Facilities. A Case of Nakuru County Kenya
(KeMU, 2020-11)Professionals from varying disciplines work collaboratively to serve patients. Although inter-professional collaboration is essential, existing barriers can prohibit inter-professional teams from working together effectively ... -
Examination of Determinants of Health Information Utilization in Making Decision among Healthcare Managers in Mombasa County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2020-11)Information use is paramount for effectively managing today’s health systems. Health information has been underutilized hence important decisions related to healthcare mostly rely on other factors other than Routine Health ... -
Influence of Institutional Reorganization on the access to Primary Care Health Services in a Transition Period: A Case of Ifo Camp, Dadaab Refugee Complex, Kenya
(KeMU, 2020-11)The refugee population verification exercise in 2016 indicated Dadaab Refugee Camp population to be on a declining trend. The declining trend was due to relocations, and voluntary repatriation of the refugees. With the ... -
Factors Influencing Uptake of Oncology Specialized Health Care Services in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2020-11)Most cancer patients in Kenya do not have access to available cancer health care facilities, leading to increase in newly diagnosed oncology cases reported each year. Most studies conducted in Kenya lay more emphasis on ... -
Governance accountability mechanisms as a determinant of delivery of quality health services in Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(KeMU, 2020-11)Governance in essence is exercise of authority. It is about decision-making and implementation of decisions. It ensures strategic policy frameworks exist alongside effective oversight, coalition building, provision of ... -
Determinants of Adverse Drug Reactions Reporting In Retail Chemists In Nairobi County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2020-11)Access to safe essential medicines is a key success indicator of a functional health system of which the private sector such as retail chemists plays a critical role. Despite their obvious benefits, medicines have the ... -
Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction among Health Workers in Tanzania: A Case of Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Referral Hospital
(KeMU, 2020-11)In order to achieve improved and standard health care delivery, health workforce is of paramount importance. With the inadequate staffing of health workers in Tanzania which has well been reported, satisfied personnel is ...
